Ratchet and Clank (PS4)
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- A new Ratchet & Clank adventure based on the movie (based on the 2002 PS2 game).
- A deeper version of the origin story, with over an hour of cinematics, including footage from the feature film
- All-new visuals showcase the power of the PlayStation4
- Collect a massive arsenal including new weapons and fan-favorites from across the entire series.
- Several new planets, new and updated gameplay segments, all-new flight sequences, all-new Clank gameplay, and all-new boss battles.
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ASIN | B00ZG1TE1Y |
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Release date | April 22, 2016 |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #108,157 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #4,417 in PlayStation 4 Games |
Product Dimensions | 7.48 x 5.31 x 1.18 inches; 3.53 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Item model number | 3392406 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 3.53 ounces |
Manufacturer | Sony |
Date First Available | June 17, 2015 |
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Play the game, based on the movie, based on the game! Ratchet & Clank (PS4) is a new game based on elements from the original Ratchet & Clank (PS2). Developed alongside the major motion CG-animated picture coming to theatres in 2016, Ratchet & Clank (PS4) marks the PlayStation 4 debut of PlayStation’s greatest heroes. Join Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark and new friends as they battle to save the Solana Galaxy from the evil Chairman Drek.
With an hour of new cinematics (including footage from the film), Ratchet & Clank (PS4) takes a deeper look at the characters’ origin stories and modernizes the original gameplay. Explore the galaxy in a game that features new planets, new and updated gameplay segments, all-new bosses, all-new Clank gameplay, all-new flight sequences, and much more --- with completely new visuals built to demonstrate the power of the PS4!
Battle your enemies with an out-of-this-world arsenal, including new weapons and fan-favorite tools of destruction from the Ratchet & Clank Future series. From the brand new Pixelizer (which transforms enemies into explosive 8-bit pixels) to franchise favorites like the dance-party-inducing Groovitron and wise-cracking robotic bodyguard Mr. Zurkon, Ratchet & Clank’s arsenal has never been better.
Help Ratchet and Clank save the galaxy for the first time, again, exclusively on PlayStation4!
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I never played the full release of Ratchet and Clank back when it launched in 2002, my only experience of the original being the demo I played endlessly on one of those PS2 demo discs. Ah…remember when demo discs were a thing?
Anyway Ratchet and Clank is back for the PS4, but is it an uninspired remake or a compelling romp through the galaxy?
The gameplay is superb. It’s your classic platforming action which we sadly left behind after the PlayStation 2 era. You mostly play as Ratchet through the eleven or so planets that make up the game’s levels, fighting off numerous different enemies as you go. Along the way you build up your weapons arsenal which includes the groovitron: a floating disco ball that forcibly makes your enemies dance to the more serious RYNO, which ends boss fights in seconds with the added bonus of epic music. Gadgets are another thing you pick up along the way. These help you explore the environment in new ways or even reach completely new areas. Clank also sees similar upgrades, going from just piggy-backing on Ratchet’s back to being a full on jetpack in the later levels.
The upgrade system adds to the already varied and deep gameplay. Yes, while a lot of the game is spent swinging your wrench at enemies, but the weapons, puzzles and hover board sections break up what could have been a monotonous experience. Guns don’t come with with endless amounts of ammo so you do have to change change up your tactics a lot, especially on hard. Enemy AI may not be spectacular, but it is effective. Enemy skirmishes have a intense and frenzied feel to them, knowing that at any moment you could lose it all. I personally found a mix of Mr Zurkon plus the Groovitron and the Bouncer or the RYNO to be my weapons of choice. On the other hand, the Rilgar hoverboard race felt fixed, when I first tried it, at least until I learned how to beat the rubber banding. It would have been a lot better if Insomniac had made these sections feel more like you are actual racing than trying to beat scripted AI.
Level design is pretty straightforward with some branching paths in places, some of them behind hackable locked doors. These areas are accessible only through trespasser puzzles which get increasingly challenging as you progress, switching up the game’s pacing. Getting through all of them without using the auto hack tool is not only rewarding, but also give you a trophy for your efforts. If you’re not in it for the trophies the optional puzzles give you access to a number of collectibles. Speaking of collectibles, exploring the levels is not a suggestion, but a must if you want to get the full experience as some of the hidden areas hold the best loot. Collecting all the trading cards not only increases the amount of bolts or trading cards you get from enemies, but they also unlock the omega variants of the different weapons for the challenge mode. Gold bolts on the other hand unlock various cheats for use in your next play through and the more you collect the more rooms become open to you in the Insomniac Museum.
There are some sections where you play as Clank. These boil down to either escaping for dear life, entertaining little puzzle sections where you fight a few enemies while trying to get out of a room or get some gadget you need to progress. These were fun the first time round, but I began wishing Insomniac had done more with Clank and would have preferred to spend more time as Ratchet.
Ratchet and Clank also packs in an upgrade mechanic. Every enemy you kill gains you XP for both your weapon and Ratchet. Get enough XP and you not only unlock upgrades for your weapon, but also upgrades Ratchet’s health so he can take a bit more of a beating.
It’s addicting from beginning to end, helped by the amazing graphics on display. These are, hands down, the best platforming graphics I’ve ever seen. They have a Pixar-like quality, in that they are very bright, colourful and detailed in their own cartoony way. It makes a difference from the drab, grey blandness that had infected the seventh generation of consoles. What’s more amazing is 30 fps frame rate holds up most times, even when things get crazy, but in my Challenge Mode play through my PlayStation did begin to stutter and have very short freezes. Maybe it was because I’d already been playing for hours on end.
I’m not one for following stories in video games as it plays second fiddle to gameplay anyway. It does need to be at least serviceable to not detract from the game. Ratchet and Clank is the game of the game so I’d imagine it ties into the movie of the same title. What is on offer here is as much a story about Ratchet as it is about Clank. You have Clank, a defective war bot fleeing from his creators, Blarg Industries run by Chairman Alonzo Drek. And then you have Ratchet, a mechanic from the planet Veldin who desperately wants to become a Galactic Ranger so he can range across the galaxy. Clank crash lands on Veldin and is found by Ratchet and the two are drawn into a tale of planetary invasion with a little betrayal thrown in which gives you an excuse to go running around the galaxy beating enemy after enemy with comical weapons. My only other complaint is the game is rather short in retrospect.
So Ratchet and Clank is a fun and engaging platformer which is a breath of fresh air in today’s games market. Its tight controls, varied gameplay and spectacular graphics and superb music score certainly make this game stand out. If the gameplay and dirt cheap price is not enough you, maybe the inclusion of a Challenge Mode where you can go back through the game again, keeping all your upgrades will sway it for you.
What’s for sure though, is this is one game you cannot afford to miss.